Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on guard

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.73 in modern English

Syllables
on -guard
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

The starting position of a fencing bout.

adj

Vigilant, alert.

adj

Transmitting on the aircraft emergency frequency.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more on guard (comparative) most on guard (superlative) on-guard (alternative)

Synonyms

en garde on one's guard upon one's guard on your guard

Antonyms

off guard

Questions

What does on guard mean?
The starting position of a fencing bout.

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